BJP plans grand swearing-in ceremony for Yogi Adityanath, new faces to be part of cabinet

Uttar Pradesh's Chief Minister-Designate Yogi Adityanath will take oath for his second consecutive term in the top post on March 21, sources said. After registering a thumping victory in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, a meeting was held at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters in New Delhi on Wednesday to finalise the new state cabinet. The input comes as discussions are underway to decide on the names of ministers for the new state cabinet.BJP Uttar Pradesh unit's core committee held a six-hour-long meeting on Wednesday to discuss the formation of government in the state. As per news agency ANI, BJP National President JP Nadda, national general secretary (Organisation) BL Santhosh, UP CM-designate Yogi Adityanath, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, and UP BJP president Swatantra Dev Singh attended the meeting where names of 36 candidates for UP Legislative council were discussed. Keshav Prasad Maurya and Dinesh Sharma who were deputy chief ministers in the state government also took part in the meeting.